Restricted access area notice Entry Prohibited Seabird and turtle nesting

To protect nesting seabirds and turtles, entry to this island— Lighthouse North Reef Masthead Island, Capricornia Cays National Park (see map)— Tryon Island Broomfield Cay Capricornia Cays National Park Capricornia Cays National Park is prohibited from 15 October to commencement of the Easter North West Island Scale Capricornia Cays National Park 0 5 10 Wilson Island nautical miles weekend or Queensland state school Easter holiday period Capricornia Cays National Park Scale 0 5 10 15 20 (whichever is earlier) each year without a permit or Capricornia Cays National Park kilometres Capricorn (Scientific) Group written approval. Sykes Reef Heron Island Tropic of Capricorn Capricornia Cays National Park Nesting seabirds are easily alarmed and will leave their nests if Wistari Reef Erskine Island Capricornia Cays National Park disturbed. Eggs and chicks are then vulnerable to heat, cold and One Tree Island Capricornia Cays National Park Irving Reef Masthead Island (Scientific) predators, and can die quickly. Capricornia Cays National Park

Polmaise Reef Lamont Reef Nesting turtles are easily disturbed by light, noises and movement. Fitzroy Reef Bunker When disturbed they will return to the water without laying their eggs. Group Turtle hatchlings are disorientated by light and are then vulnerable Llewellyn Reef to predators. Legend Boult Reef Masthead Island Reef Hoskyn Islands Shoal edge Capricornia Cays National Park (Scientific) Coral cays Fairfax Islands Capricornia Cays Contravention of a requirement of this notice is an National Park Vegetation (Scientific) offence under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. Beach Scale 0 250m Restricted Maximum penalty: 80 penalty units. access area On-the-spot fines apply. Capricornia Cays National Park Si4567